Port of Antwerp and Russian company, Rosmorport, to work together to improve and attract investment in port infrastructure

The port of Antwerp has announced that it has signed a collaboration agreement to work closely with Rosmorport, the state-owned company that defends the interests of all Russian seaports. The agreement runs for a period of five years after which it can be renewed.

The two parties have agreed to collaborate in the fields of port development, expansion of the transport and logistics networks and attracting investments in port facilities. Further, the two partners will jointly examine how the energy efficiency of port facilities can be improved, and how renewable energy can be used for this purpose.

The signatories to the agreement hope to ensure its success by exchanging the maximum amount of information and in the longer term by organising training courses for Russian port professionals at APEC, the training centre operated by Antwerp Port Authority.

The signing of the collaboration agreement comes with the support of Porteco BVBA and against the background of excellent trade relations between Russia and Antwerp.

Russia is currently Antwerp’s fourth-largest trading partner. In 2012 the total volume of freight carried between Antwerp and Russia amounted to 8.6 million tonnes. About 90 percent of this volume went between Antwerp and the Baltic coast of Russia.